Monday is the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11. It is not a federal holiday observance on the calendar. Stock and bond markets will be open. However, expect the day to have the tone of solemn remembrance and heightened security alerts. Fed policymakers will be silent – at least about monetary policy – during the communications blackout period around the September 19-20 FOMC meeting. It will begin at midnight on Saturday, September 9 and run through midnight on Thursday, September 21. There are two reports on the week’s economic data calendar that have the potential to alter the outlook for ... (full story)